Improve Your Aim
Golf is most fun when your natural shot shape fits into the field of play. Doing that—seeing a course fits your eye—depends on how you aim. I see amateur golfers all the time who have decent swings, but they can't aim correctly. — Joe Plecker, Director of Instruction, Landings Club, Savannah, Ga., Golf Digest Best in State Teacher
- Stand on the target line so the ball between you and the target.
- Assess where the trouble is and determine the widest safe area for your shot.
- Find a specific spot in the middle of that safe area to use as your target.
- Keep your eyes on the distant target as you walk into your position.
- Trace your eyes back from the distant target to find an intermediate target.
- Look for a spot or piece of grass just in front of your ball.
- Match your clubface to the intermediate target just in front of your ball.
- Take your setup position with your body parallel to the clubface alignment.
- You can check your distant target, but align using the near target.
- Keep your mind focused on the distant target during your swing.
- Your setup is static, but your swing should be reactive to the target.
- Swing thought: Swing and stretch towards your distant target